Door hasp and catch



Feb. 23 1926.

G. C. HAGER DOOR HASP AND CATCH Filed March 18, 1925 Patented Feb. Z3, lff'.

Unirse srrus GEORGE C. HAGER, OF DANBURY,CON1\TECTICUT.

noon tuns? AND CATCH.

Application filed March 18, 1925. Serial No. 16,349.

To (JZ whom t may concern:

Be it known that I. GEORGE C. Eiscreme citizen of the United States, residing at Danbury, county of Fairfield, State of Coniiecticut, have invented a new and useful Door Hasp and Catch, of which the following is a specification.

This invention relates to doo-r hasps and catches, and has for an object to provide a hasp and catch which will be very simple in construction and may be.` manufactured and applied atlow cost, but will be `strong and durable in construction, and willnot be easily gotten out Voi: order wlien'in use.

It is also an Vobject-of the invention to provide a catch of this type which will always be in alignmentV andproperly secure the door regardless of up or down `movement of the door under changing `Weather conditions or otherwise.

It is a further obiect of the invention to provide a `catch which may ybe easily and quickly secured in the-dark, and which may be so positioned .that it cannot "be accidentally locked from the outside to prevent manipulation irom the inside of the door. i

lVith the foregoing and otherobjectsV in view, I' havedevised the construction illustrated in the accompanying drawing forming a part of this speciication, similar reference characters: being employed throughout the various figures to indicate corresponding elements. In this drawing,- y.

Fig. 1 is a front' elevatiou'of my improved securing device looking toward the outside of the door. Y y

Fig. 2 is a vertical section through a door with my hasp and catch applied,v the sec tion being substantially on line =2--2 of Fig. 1.

Fig.3 is an elevation looking toward the inside of the door.

Fig. e is a detailedelevation showing the mounting `of the hasp for a vleft hand door.

Fig. 5 is a side elevation of the main or operatingloolt, and" Y Y Fig. (i is a side' elevation of .one of the washers.

In the drawing l have shown a door 10 mounted to swing in a vertical plane about hinges not shown, this door Ibeing so mounted that 'when closed itsl free or swinging edge 11 lies adjacent to vanother door or a and, catch.. whichvris carried by the door 10 cooperates with the other dooror janib 12 to .secure the door 10 closed depending on the installation. My'improved hasp and vcatch comprises escutcheon plates 13 secured to 60 opposite facesof .the door by means of suitable A screws 14- and these plates have aligned openings in which an operating bolt 15 is' mounted to turn. rIhis holt' extends through the door and the escutcheon plates, as shown in Fig. 2, and may be mounted by means of a washer 16 held against the inner .surface of `the outer escutcheon plate as by means of a cotter pin 17, and itis threaded at its .other end as shown at 18, to receive a nut 19 t0 engage. the other escutcheon plate. or there maybe a washer 20 between this nut andthe plate. It is also prei-'erred to place washers 20 about the'bolt in the opening in the yplate 13. the combined thickness -o'f these washers being greater than the thickness of plate 13 to prevent `binding of washer'l and catch 30 on opposite sides of `the plate when the nut 32 is tightened on the bolt. The outer end of the boltr15 is non- 80 circularV preferably square as shown at 21 and enters a similarly` shaped'opening in a plate 22, the end of the bolt being rivetedv over as shown atv 23. to .secure this plate to the bolt. Hinged to the plate 22 as shown 85 atn24, is a hasp 25 which -is provided with an elongated opening 26 to receive an eye 27 of a staple28 mounted on the dooig'the shank of this stapleV extending through the escutcheonv plates and the door and is se- Y f cured by 4a nut 29. This staple is, however, mounted to turn in the door so that the eye 27 ina-y be either in alignment with the opening 26'in the hasp to` enter the samer as shown in full lines or turned at *an angle 95" lthereto or given a half turn so that it canpreventing operation of the catchv from the 100 inside kof the door. f Y On the other or inner side of vthe door is mounted a catch 30 secured to ithegbolt -to turn therewith. A convenient means for securingk them together is afkey 31 entere 105 ing aligned keyway slots 15pin the bolt and the catch, and the catch kmay then be secured on thebolt by nut 32. This catch is preferably substantially T-shape as shown "iii,Fig. 3 with a head orcross bar-forming 110 stationary jamb 12,-and my improved hasp oppositely` extending projections 33; which may engage: the inner surfaceof the jamb Sil Ypadlock through tle ey@ 'fshiildfliegtiiriied 'l-irouglien liiglf'of ninety 1 Figi@ f n s i of thedoor 12011121, proteoting plate 34 s'ecured' thereon. The legf 35 of the oatoh provides a handle for operating the oateh from the inner side ofzthegdoor'. 'Ehefwasher 16 is preferably provided with a proieotion 16 extending into the opening therein as shown in Fig. 6 to enter the keyway slot l5 n'/ the bolt l5 to prevent' turning of the Washer ontthe bolt.

@ver tliewoutervend 'ofi the'. bolt 13, the plate 22 and the upper portion off the ha'sp isV a' capii 36 which has a' flange 37 whereby it may be' secured to thesurfa'ce ofthe` door by suitable screws 38. This cap is fopen ontWo sides, as shown in Fig'. 1 onthe` bottom and the right 'handn sides,` so that the hasp' 2 5 may be s-Wuiigto theright or.counterolool wiseito the dotted line position, toV sivingtlie catch from engagement niitlnthe securing plate' 34, asy shown in dotted lines Fig.' 3. The Wall- 39' forms. a* shoulder Whiohi's engaged by' the helsp-to limit this movement',

and the' opposite lWall l0' Jforms 'asimilar shoulder to limit the movement oiit'vhehasp in the opposite direction.` The cap is so mount-ed that this latter shoulder. will stop the movement o'itli'e liasp when' the opening 2G the :einv is directlyv over or in yalignment iviththe eve- 27; Therefore, it is simple inatterto look` this catch in the' darlnfas all that is necessary isftof'siting the hasp in the plane' oit'lied'oor or about'th'e aXisf ot the bolt 15 downwardly or'eloelwise als far'asi t Wil'l'go' and tlien pusliitsiree end inivardljr toivard-'the'db'or antlover-lth'e eye 275v The oateli may then bef-locked by inserting the loop of a, padlock' 3l' through. tleeye out sidethe hasp. Y t

It a party unlocks the doorand entersand secures 'it from' the inside, when the' eye27 is in the ullline position there* is danger of thehasp droppingdownwardly over'this eye vvwhich would, of course, lpreventmanipulation oi the oate'li by; means of "tliefhanclle P25' on the inside ofthefdo'or'. To prevent this happening the staple 28'l Carrying the eye 27 isI mounted-setlist itca-n be'turnedito A bringfthis eye at an angleto the opening'26 or above thef opening" as shown in' dotted these positions the liaspoannot drop over ih'e eye but is lieldiintlie,dottediline position 2) .y Tliefe'ye mayl be held or'loekediin these positions by inserting the-loop offtlie ln' Figsa deviceis s Vall a rig ing to' th tov apply- 12, 2 and Si niv, r iniproved securing th'ariddooif, .that-"1 aid) rQSWing right? lf3! heiter" it* sired it to a leftlnind door o f ef door swinging i@ the-ism pani niet: is necessary is adaptedfor us'eon. a riglitor. lefthanddoor Y andA will operate" exactly" the same on either one. i

lThis catch is espe'eifa-llvwell adapted.I for use" on garage or similar' doors as any rising. or'lallingimovement offthe dooror the jainb will not' bring the catch out oty alignment orit'oa position out of alignment with the striking orseou'ringplate 34, or toa position Where it does not. catch,

Having .thus setfortli the nature olifmv invention, what I claim is: y I KIn a door` securing device, a bolt exten-ding', th'rougli th'e door, a plateseoured tosaidlbolton oneside ofthe door, ahasp having an .opening therethrough and' pivote'dto ,the-plattekto move toward and from thefdoor, a oatelrseoiiijed to turn-With' the bo'lthonthe otliersid'ev of the door, said ca toli having oppositely, extending projec- Jrions'- to engage ajambA andalso having an Y operating handle, and; arre'y'e secured; to the door and adapted to pass through the opening-iinrtlie h'as'p. Y

n aldoor` securing' device, av bolt' extending jthroughtliedoor, plate secured to said' bojlt' on one sideo'f` the doona hnsp having an opening therethrough and vp'ii'roted to theplate to"niovewtovvard andv from the door, a catch-secured toturn Witlrtlie bolt on `the'o'tlier side' of'l the; doorg and having an operatingfhandle, a stap'lehaving an eye-secured to the` door and adapted to pass throngh saidy opening, said" staple being mountedV so'tliatsaid eve may be turnedrelative to tlie hasp, and a stop" to lilnit'tlie movement of the hasp. in one direction when the opening therein is" in alignment" with Said eye. n

3'; In adoor; seeu'ringdevice, a bolt extendingftlirongli the door, ai hasp pivotally. se-

cured to the bolt" onV- one side of tlie;dnoir, means cooperating Withthe hasp'toseoureit in agiven position, a1'1d"faoatoh secured to turn with the vbolt on the oppositeisi'de` of thedoor'-, saidfeatclibeing subst'ar'ftillj7i T shaped? with'v the: cross? bar forming? opposi'tel'* extending projectionsV- to engage a anni and the: legi forming an.y operating handler i ai doen` seeming device, a. bolt` exl Y @ningen-eist@More the bolt on one side of the door for operating the same, a catch secured to the bolt to turn therewith on the opposite side of the door, said catch being substantially T- shaped with the cross bar forming oppositely extending projections to engage a jamb and the leg forming an operating handle, and means for locking the bolt against movement.

In a door securing device,escutcheon plates secured to opposite sides of the door, a bolt passing through said plates, a plate secured to one end of said bolt, a hasp hinged to said plate and movable toward and from the door, said hasp being provided with an opening, a staple having an eye to pass through said opening and mounted to be turned at an angle` thereto, and a substantially T-shaped catch secured to the bolt on the other side of the door, the cross bar of .the catchV forming projections to engage a jamb and the leg forming an,y operating handle. y

6. In a door securing device, a bolt passing through the door, a plate secured to one end of the bolt, a hasp hinged to the plate and provided with an opening, an eye secured to the door and arranged to pass through the opening, a cap secured to the door over the plate and provided with a shoulder to engage the plate to limit the movement of the hasp in one direction when the opening therein is in alignment With said eye, and a catch secured to the boltand operable therewith.

7. In a door securing device, a bolt passing through the door, a plate secured to, one end ofthe bolt, a hasp hinged to the plate and provided with an opening, an eye secured to the door and arranged to pass through the opening, a cap secured to the door over the plate and provided with shoulders onopposite sides of the plate to engage engage a Jamb, an eye secured to the door i and adapted to pass through the opening in the hasp',and a cap secured tothe door over the plate and provided With shoulders on oppositev sides of the plate tofengage the plate to limit the movements of the hasp in opposite directions.

In testimony whereof I afliX my signature.l

GEORGE C. HAGER 

